Artist News (1/25/13)

Tim McGraw will hold a Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at SiriusXM Msuic Theatre in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, Jan. 28. “SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Tim McGraw” will air on The Highway, channel 59, on Monday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. ET. The special is part of Sirius XM’s “Town Hall” series. Previous “Town Hall” specials have spotlighted Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Aerosmith, Coldplay, Gregg Allman and others.

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Sheryl Crow performed her debut single on Warner Music Nashville, “Easy,”  last night (Thursday, Jan. 24) on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

“I couldn’t be more happy or proud than to have Sheryl join us and become a wonderful part of Warner Bros. Records’ rich musical history,” said John Esposito, President and CEO of Warner Music Nashville. “She is an incredibly special artist whose songwriting and performances are beyond magical. Sheryl has made a masterpiece that we know country radio and fans from all across the world are going to love.”

 “I’m excited that my country debut album will be released on Warner Bros. Records,” expressed Crow of her upcoming release. “I believe a lot of my songs would probably be played on country radio today if they were just being released. The country music community has been incredibly welcoming and I’m excited to work with John Esposito and his team at Warner Music Nashville.”

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Toby Keith unveiled a signature Takamine guitar. Crafted to Keith’s tastes and based on his longtime workhorse guitar, the Takamine TF250MCSB, the new signature model features a full-sounding jumbo cutaway body, solid spruce top with scalloped “X” bracing and flame maple back and sides. Keith’s signature is on the heel cap and his silhouette on a special headstock medallion.